General Maintenance / Dock Worker

Semi-skilled manual labor in connection with general maintenance and upkeep of parks and park facilities. Incumbent will perform a variety of construction and maintenance work, assist, and ensure public safety at the local parks, boat ramps, piers. Incumbent will be responsible for the parking areas at Hernando Beach ramp and Rogers Park. Must be able to work a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays.

The pay rate for this position is $15.60 per hour plus benefit and retirement options.

• Performs custodial duties within parks.
• Performs basic repairs on park fixtures and facilities.
• Repairs and maintains playground equipment.
• Repair a variety of fences.
• Mows, trims, edges sods and waters grounds.
• Performs field maintenance using small equipment.
• Performs painting tasks on park amenities and buildings.
• Maintains grounds (rakes, weeds, sods, waters, picks up trash and disposes of same).
• Trims and removes trees.
• Performs minor construction and maintenance on athletic fields and courts.
• Operates most equipment associated with lawn/turf maintenance.
• Transports equipment used in daily activities from site to site.
• Weekend overtime may be required as well as rotation on-call.
• Directs vehicles to available docking areas and parking locations/spaces while keeping traffic congestion to a minimum. 
• Provides excellent customer service with the ability to communicate effectively.
• Performs custodial duties and maintenance within parks.  
• May be assigned principally to Pine Island OR Dock Worker positions during the high-traffic time frames of the season or as needed and subsequently assigned for general maintenance for the parks during the slower months.  
• General Maintenance of the Splash Park Facility to include monitoring of the filtration systems, cleaning of restrooms, and removal of trash.
• Collects parking fees from patrons entering the park.
• Monitors parking meters and does general routine maintenance on collection box in park.
• Maintains appearance of the park (i.e., removal of trash and debris), including parking lot, beach, boat ramp, showers, picnic area, playground area, volleyball courts, sports fields… etc.
• Cleans and restocks restrooms.
• Raises and lowers flag each day.
• Regular attendance.
•  Performs other related duties as required.

Emergency Response
County employees are required to report for work during a state of emergency and are subject to recall around the clock for emergency response operations which may include duties other than those specified in this job description.Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma (GED).
• One (1) to two (2) years of experience in performing manual labor.

A combination of education, training and experience may be substituted at the County's discretion.

Licenses, Certifications, or Registrations

• Valid Florida driver’s license and be insurable by current insurance carrier. 
• This position is subject to the Hepatitis B Vaccine when necessary.

Required Competencies

• Knowledge of
  • safe, efficient, and effective use of equipment.
  • material control in reference to waste, misuse, needs and stock.
• Ability to
  • direct traffic to parking area after launching and pay stations as required.
  • control congestive traffic at boat ramp docking or beach parking area.
  • understands, interpret and carry out oral and written instructions.
  • establishes and maintain good working relationships with departments, associates and the general public.
  • recognizes hazards and enforce standard safety, rules and precautions.
  • work independently without close supervision and make sound judgment decisions.

Physical Demands

• Acceptable eyesight (with or without corrective lenses), walking, balancing, climbing, crawling, crouching, handling, lifting, repetitive motion, speaking, visual acuity, standing, kneeling, bending, stooping, driving, equipment operation, eye, hand and foot coordination.
• Work is heavy work exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

Environmental Conditions

• Works outdoors in various weather conditions with potential exposure to dust, dirt, noise, heavy rains and wind, and vibration.

Pay Grade: 1

Hernando County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, gender, orientation, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, disability, or any other protected characteristic as defined by law.
Hernando County is a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to drug testing in accordance with Federal and Florida State Law. 
Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must provide notification to the BOCC in advance to allow sufficient time to provide an accommodation.

Salary : $32,448 - $38,938